Hat Tip - Ace of Spades blog
The CEO, Bob Iger, had a recent shareholder meeting statement, in which he buffaloed investors with a lot of bullshit. DEIsney's share price rose from something like $92 to $110.
But it might not have just been Bob Iger's unbelievable bullshit that caused the rise -- there is a persuasive case that an army of bots has been assembled to constantly talk up how attractive DEIsney's stock is, and how, allegedly, it is exceeding analyst expectations.
They do that, and they plant 'articles' in newspapers. For instance, a California Bay Area paper carries Disney ads disguised as local color articles several times a week, covering various bullshit about Disneyland. A columnist whore writes about Disneyland food, and candy, and perks for annual members.
But on a more general level I keep running into the so obvious bots on various media.